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Santa Maria Maggiore Triumphal Arch; Santa Maria Maggiore Other Title(s) Santa Maria Maggiore Triumphal Arch; Santa Maria Maggiore Title Santa Maria Maggiore Triumphal Arch Record Type copy image Type of Work Architecture; architectural mosaics Material Glass and gold leaf mosaic tile Date 432 CE Location Rome, Italy Style Early Christian Period Early Christian Culture Italian Subject Architecture Early Christian Architecture architectural mosaics Description/Notes There are two triumphal arches in S.M.Maggiore, this one facing the nave and an inner one with images from the Apocalypse framing the apse. The lower edge of the inner arch is clearly visible in this photograph. Images on the nave-facing arch include: Annunciation to the Virgin; Adoration of the Magi; Massacre of the Innocents span both sides with the triumphal throne of Christ in the center. For iconogrpahical interpretation, see: Oleg Grabar, "Christian Iconography: A Study of Its Origins", Princeton 1968, p. 48. Rights - Deposited Image Charles K. Growdon and Marcia Cohn Growdon Larger Entity Santa Maria Maggiore View Full View of Triumphal Arch from the Nave; lower edge of inner Triumphal Arch also visible UNR Accession # 05-MCG-0016-IT

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